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4/9/2013
‘Doctor knows best’ – Haven’t heard that one in a while
Recently, I was called back to the hospital to see a patient who I was covering on behalf of a colleague. The scenario was a familiar one: a sudden deterioration in a patient with numerous co-morbidities. After examining him, I sat with the family and explained that it looked as though he might not survive the night.
2/20/2013
How do you refuel when your compassion tank is empty?
Sometimes at work I am not as compassionate as I should be. Too many shifts in a row. One too many episodes of “You took the ambulance here for that?” A consultant Spanish Inquisition that I didn’t expect. Whatever the reason, sometimes the meter starts to read “impatient” or “abrupt."